Office of Oceanography & Limnology Formed
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PrintOceanographic operations are elevated to a full-fledged office -- the Office of Oceanography and Limnology -- and are placed under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Science. As part of its mission, the office is responsible for the operation of the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center and the Mediterranean Marine Sorting Center (established September 1966).
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
June, 1966